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Hany FaridDecember 5, 2022

Text-to-image AI is a powerful, easy technology for making art — and fakes

Deep fakes have already been used to create nonconsensual pornography, commit small- and large-scale fraud, and fuel disinformation campaigns. These even more powerful image generators could add jet fuel to these misuses.

Laura Hazard OwenNovember 18, 2022

11 (and counting) things journalism loses if Elon Musk destroys Twitter

Goodbye to screenshotted best bits, DMs, “that tweet should be a story”…

Hanaa' TameezNovember 16, 2022

This German news outlet is teaching people about local politics with an in-person game

“It gives you a much better view on what politics on a local level is, instead of just reading about it or going to a meeting yourself and sitting in as a guest.”

Marina AdamiNovember 9, 2022

“We actually go back to the beginning”: After launching in London, the TikTok-focused News Movement comes to the U.S.

“One of our first successful TikTok videos that surpassed over a million views is our explainer of where Ukraine is on a map.”

Hanaa' TameezNovember 8, 2022

How a nonprofit media company conducted its first political poll ahead of the midterms

Futuro Media isn’t the type of news outlet that normally conducts political polling, which is why it wanted to dip its toes in.

Kathleen Searles and Christopher MannNovember 7, 2022

Election coverage that shows generic “long line” images may discourage voting, new research finds

We found that Americans who see news coverage that shows generic “line” images at polling places are less likely to say they will vote in future elections.

Andrew DeckNovember 1, 2022

AI-generated art sparks furious backlash from Japan’s anime community

“I think they fear that they’re training for something they won’t ever be able to live off because they’re going to be replaced by AI.”

Here are 11 journalists’ tweets about how Twitter is losing its “heavy tweeters”

Kate Starbird, Mike Caulfield, Renée DiResta, Emma Spiro, Madeline Jalbert and Michael GrassOctober 25, 2022

What makes an election rumor go viral? Look at these 10 factors

A guide for journalists and news organizations assessing voting- and election-related rumors in the weeks leading up to the 2022 midterms.

Which news publishers send the most push alerts?

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